Small Biz Trends

JULY 8, 2025

Faith Based Retail Religious Merchandise Store : You can start a retail business that sells faith-based products, such as books, apparel, home decor, or gifts. Gather data to refine your business model and tailor your offerings directly to consumer needs. Here are some notable ideas.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

At Microsoft, we break down the metaverse i nto three strategies: consumer, enterprise, and industrial. Consumer metaverse. Immersive shopping experiences brought to life through digital products, interactive content, and store-associate interaction. Augmented Store Experiences. Store Layout Visualisation.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2024

Gen Z consumers are neither easy to define nor predictable in their shopping habits. The consumer cohort born between 1996 or 1997 and 2010 and 2020 (there is no complete agreement here) is hard to read and reach because they are a product of the world they have been born into, one where change is constant, frequent and often unexpected.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

While August retail sales numbers were a bit mixed, we believe the consumer is resilient and is in good shape as we head into the holiday season,” said Matthew Shay, President and CEO of NRF. Individual sales results from the retail sectors NRF examined for August include: Clothing and clothing accessory stores: Up 2.9%

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 15, 2021

Results in other categories included: Sporting goods stores: Up 23.5% YoY; Furniture and home furnishings stores: Up 5.9% YoY; Building materials and garden supply stores: Up 12.1% YoY; Online and other non-store sales: Up 6% month-over-month, up 30.7% YoY; Electronics and appliance stores: Up 10.5%

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

Faced with an endless number of brands, product options and channels to shop through, consumers are looking for the perfect combination of “value” and “values.” But consumers aren’t just buying items online and having them shipped to the house.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 30, 2024

Through AI and other technologies, customers in grocery stores, clothing outlets and other convenience-style shops no longer need to wait in line to check out. consumers ages 15-69 anticipate going to a show in 2024, a jump from the 36% who attended one in 2023. And it’s not just helping consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2020

For a sick economy, there is no better medicine than retailers responding to consumers who are ready to safely return to stores. Even though consumer confidence is improving, shoppers are struggling with high unemployment, and confidence remains at recession levels. month-over-month seasonally adjusted, but down 63.3%

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 2, 2021

Consumers returned $428 billion in merchandise last year, nearly 11% of all U.S. rose to the challenge, instituting a broad spectrum of solutions such as instant credit for online returns, contactless return drop-off points, extended return periods and in some cases just letting consumers keep the products.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Nearly three of every 10 purchases by American consumers will be made online as the end of this decade nears, according to projections from Forrester in its U.S. BOPIS sales got a huge boost from the COVID era and have remained popular for many consumers even as the pandemic has faded. Online Retail Forecast, 2024 to 2029.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In general, when you’re trying to speed up delivery and still provide a wide assortment of products, that puts the burden largely on inventory, and getting that inventory positioned close to the end consumer. Retailers have to right-size consumer expectations.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This accessibility has historically allowed emerging brands to scale their businesses, gain widespread distribution and seamlessly find their way into consumers’ hands. Retailers can more easily demonstrate to buyers that these brands can drive net new consumers to their categories.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2021

On the first floor, consumers can shop a vast array of merchandise — from the hottest L.O.L CAMP also makes a point to merchandise stores based on specific categories or types of play rather than age or gender. CAMP, however, is designed to be a space for families to come and play together.”

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This accessibility has historically allowed emerging brands to scale their businesses, gain widespread distribution and seamlessly find their way into consumers’ hands. Retailers can more easily demonstrate to buyers that these brands can drive net new consumers to their categories.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2023

We’re seeing in these economic indicators that there is some strain on the consumer, but the resilience has surprised us,” said John David Rainey, CFO at Walmart in an interview with CNBC. Consumers’ saving rates are down, and while inflation rates are finally declining, so is consumer confidence.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2021

How are consumers rating your product? If the key players in any industry are all touting products with the same features and benefits — which most do — how can sales associates help consumers discern which is truly best for them? Experience the buying journey through the eyes of your customer. Did you even show up on the first page?

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RIS News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Organic Valley is going direct-to-consumer in a new way through the launch of a branded merchandise store intended to support small family farms.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2024

The Foodservice Innovation Zone will reflect the increased roles for technology in a field that’s embracing new formats and venues to satisfy consumers’ hunger and thirst. The Startup Hub also will feature new solutions from young companies offering examples of a wide range of retail technologies.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 14, 2024

“And while just an initial test with relatively minor aesthetic adjustments, the success of this product has given us clear indication of how we can differentiate from others in our category and deliver products that our consumer will come back for time and time again.”

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2024

“I am proud that we served more than 250,000 customers, of the deep and meaningful wholesale partners who embraced NA for their customers, and proud of the awareness and education we brought to consumers, introducing them to NA through partnerships we forged with brands and communities,” Bodkins added.

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Mass Relators

AUGUST 17, 2022

WASHINGTON – Core retail sales as calculated by the National Retail Federation rose in July even as overall sales reported by the Census Bureau remained flat on a monthly basis, and both calculations showed strong year-over-year gains as consumers kept shopping despite high inflation, NRF said Wednesday. percent unadjusted year over year.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Not only will this reduce their own impact on the planet, but help paint their stores, and indeed wider business, in a more sustainable light that will appeal more to consumers that share a similar passion. Retailers must also consider their consumers, and modern consumers are prioritising sustainability.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

“We have exceeded our goal of having 5,000 total stores with fresh produce by January 2024. The platform is designed to improve perishable food forecasting and optimize in-stock levels so only the freshest produce options are available.

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Mass Relators

JUNE 15, 2022

WASHINGTON – Retail sales slowed in May as consumers faced continuing inflation and higher prices for essentials like food and gasoline, the National Retail Federation said Wednesday. Furniture and home furnishings stores were down 0.9% Sporting goods stores were up 0.4% General merchandise stores were up 0.1%

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Inside Retail

JUNE 25, 2024

A decade after making its debut in Vietnam, Japanese retail giant Aeon is making a move into regional towns, armed with 10 years of data about local consumer behaviour and a renewed commitment to what is now its second-largest international market.

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Retail Minded

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Georganne Bender, a retail thought leader and consumer anthropologist, wasn’t quite as interested in technology when reflecting on what retail needs to see in the year ahead but rather the merchandising in stores. “Retailers should update their merchandising. ” I couldn’t agree more.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 16, 2023

On the highly visible end, the panel was all female (Cornell excepted) and featured two Black women, and that’s a reflection of Target’s internal structure: “ One-third of Target’s Board of Directors is women, half of our leadership team are women and over half of our stores are led by females,” said Cornell.

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VMS

JANUARY 14, 2022

“We closed out the year with outstanding annual retail sales and a record holiday season, which is a clear testament to the power of the consumer and the ingenuity of retailers and their workers,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. Sporting goods stores, up 20.9 General merchandise stores, up 15.2

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Mass Relators

OCTOBER 17, 2023

WASHINGTON – Reports out today on retail sales in September show that consumers have retained the ability and willingness to spend despite accumulating economic headwinds from higher interest rates and slowing growth, according to the National Retail Federation. unadjusted year over year. • Online and other non-store sales were up 1.1%

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Mass Relators

MAY 16, 2023

Retail sales rebounded in April, reflecting consumer resilience in the face of elevated economic uncertainty,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. Moderating price levels, continued labor market strength and wage gains have increased consumers’ ability to spend. Health and personal care stores were up 0.9% year over year.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 14, 2022

“We closed out the year with outstanding annual retail sales and a record holiday season, which is a clear testament to the power of the consumer and the ingenuity of retailers and their workers,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. Sporting goods stores, up 20.9%. General merchandise stores, up 15.2%.

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VMS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

DENVER — The 21st annual International Retail Design Conference presented by VMSD magazine kicked off on Tuesday, welcoming a throng of visual merchandisers, store designers and retail executives to the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel for the two-day conference.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 18, 2023

Consumers shopped in record numbers and retailers delivered positive holiday experiences to inflation-wary consumers, offering great products at more promotional price levels to fit their stretched budgets. The bottom line is that consumers are still engaged and shopping despite everything happening around them.”

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Mass Relators

JULY 12, 2024

Consumers are being thoughtful about their spending, prioritizing non-discretionary purchases as they continue to face high interest rates and lingering inflation,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. General merchandise stores were up 0.61% month over month seasonally adjusted and up 5.79% year over year unadjusted.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 14, 2022

WASHINGTON – Consumers continued to spend in March despite price hikes driven by a four-decade high in inflation, according to economic data released today. The latest Consumer Price Index showed an 8.5% Consumers are adapting and shopping smarter for themselves and their families. General merchandise stores were up 5.4%

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 17, 2024

Consumer spending was remarkably resilient throughout 2023 and finished the year with a solid pace for the holiday season,” said NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz. from 2010 to 2019, despite 2023’s slower growth rate compared with the past three years, when trillions of dollars of stimulus propped up consumer spending.

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Mass Relators

JULY 18, 2023

“June retail sales confirm that while the economy may be cooling, consumers remain on solid footing and are spending on household priorities,” NRF president and CEO Matthew Shay said. Jobs aren’t growing as fast as they were, but employment is by no means in a slump, and if consumers have jobs, they have the willingness to spend.

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